25 Jun 2019

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WATCH: Despite numerous surgeries, the Bangladeshi ‘Tree Man’ is in so much pain, he rather wants his hands amputated

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Abul Bajandar suffers from a rare genetic condition, epidermodysplasia verruciformis, which results in bark-like growths on his hands and feet. Despite 25 surgeries since 2016, Bajandar, known as the “Tree Man”, says he is in too much pain, and wants his hands amputated.

Image credit: AFP

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